this morning we are of course giving you the whole nine yards on the niners quest for six just two days now and counting to that super bowl and as you can see in these photos the 49ers are hoping that, yes, practice does make perfect. big game on sunday. 49ers chasing history and doing it with a quarterback's rise to fame taking over the starting job halfway through the season. an amazing run here. comcast sports net bay area ahmed fareed joins us live in new orleans right now. number seven, the guy has been tough to beat all season long. niners have to love how this kid, colin kaepernick, has just taken over this new gig. >> reporter: absolutely, jon. to be colin kaepernick right now. his rise to superstardom happened over the last 2 1/2 months. it had an uncertain path for a while coming out of high school. one scholarship offer to play football at the university of nevada. the place where he ended up going and playing. that only came one week before national signing day.

he was a better baseball player than a football player coming out of high school but he said he just wanted to play football. i think that was a good decision for colin kaepernick. talking with his teammates, they make it clear there's one guy who can change this game in an instant and that's their quarterback. 49er players talking about their qb. >> there's something about kap that no matter what happens, he keeps his composurcomposure. he's always under control no matter what. it's a great thing, man. i'm happy to have him be a part of this team. >> when things go wrong, you stay calm. you know, you just don't know -- defenses don't know what they're going to get from him. he can run. he can throw. he can block. you know, he can do whatever. >> our team has great faith in him. the thing you see in his eyes is the competitive fire. the poise beyond his years.

>> 49ers organization has seen something in him when they drafted him that i don't know if they knew later on it would pay off this big but they are getting their money's worth. >> reporter: he does it all by eating a lot of hamburgers. what a freak of nature. here we have coming up on comcast sports bay area. chronicle live at 5:00. sportsnet central at 6:00 and 10:30 and at 6:30, 49ers central. those who hope you can get tickets to the super bowl from colin kaepernick, he gave them all to his parents. that's how you get tickets to super bowl xlvii. >> a lot of people heading to modesto. >> kaepernick's key is hamburgers. i need some of those burgers. >> i would say there's something else. >> whatever is working. >> it's good. he's been on fire.

thanks a lot. the jerseys worn by the 49ers during the super bowl will have something special sewn onto them. a commemorative patch. they made this video look old there. a team of workers applied patches to every single jersey. look at that. we're going to the super bowl. by the way, nfc is the designated home team this year so 49ers will wear those red jerseys. the ravens on the right going with the white. >> all right. beautiful to see. time to get it on in the football game. one 49er is a football player during the season but during downtime, he's an artist. number 85, vernon davis, an art major in school during his time at the university of maryland. davis opened up his own art gallery in san jose. that's where "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us live this morning at gallery 85 wearing jersey number 7 on santana row with excitement

leading up to the big game. good morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning. we're live inside vernon davis' baby. we brought it to you. we were here for the grand opening back in december. it's almost two months old at this point. you can come out here this weekend. alan will show you art work. this is the grab. vernon davis' piece for $3,000. you come down here this weekend, all of the proceeds, any time no matter what, benefit vernon davis' foundation for the art. what's going to happen, you can blow off steam here this weekend. they call it 49ers accustic music. you can have drinks out here. and then also take in the art work. as i mentioned, this all benefits vernon davis' foundation for the arts and i have the director of that foundation with me right now.

matt, tell us how vernon got into this whole business. >> well, as you may know, he grew up in washington, d.c. in a very rough part of town. his mother pretty much let him be raised by his grandmother and he had a rough time of it. and whenever he needed to get away and get out of the stress of his environment, he would go into his room and start to paint. and he found that, you know, that just wasn't a popular thing with his friends so he had to keep it hidden. so he now wants to just make sure that other kids don't have to go through that. so basically he wants to make art cool for kids. >> reporter: thank you so much, matt. we'll have one more live report and tell you more about this. 4:00 to 6:00 tomorrow vernon davis' gallery 85. laura and jon, back to you. >> multiple skills. thank you very much. >> very cool. this morning the 49er faithful are out in force. they're at the ferry building in

san francisco. >> and that is where our own meteorologist christina loren joins us right out there along with fans and along with al roker taking a break but he's been on the "today" show all morning. >> we're actually trying to mostly accommodate them because this is his crowd after all. it's really san francisco 49ers crowd. all of these people came out early to have a very rare chance at an appearance on the "today" show and everyone here is excited to be here. you should be excited about the weather. we're going to get spoiled again in the heart of winter. temperatures ramping up to the upper 60s and low 70s. it's kind of a cold start to the day. you want to put on a jacket. we recommend something red for today. and you can peel it off later on. highs will ramp up into the mid to upper 60s. inland today, 69 degrees. bayside, you'll hit 68. right at the immediate coast, 67 degrees. comfortable conditions. again, i'm back out here live at

the ferry building. you still have a chance to come out here and root on 49ers faithful. we did that story earlier on in the week. half off tattoos to look like kaepernick. i got a little ink done. i wanted to show you. go san francisco. >> fancy. >> over for you. >> i saw you doing the curls in the newsroom getting that bicep going so you can kiss it. a big target, right? >> that's right. two pounders. two pounders. >> going to rip that leather jacket. >> very nice. it's a party out there. thank you very much. it's a lot of fun out there. after the super bowl wraps up on sunday, switch to nbc bay area for a special postgame show leading up to super bowl sunday. you can check out the complete 49ers coverage on nbcbayarea.com and we're definitely getting into 49er spirit here on "today in the bay." share your photos with us. jon kelly on the right. we're having 49ers doughnuts at my house. >> those look good there. >> killing those things.

>> more tame. >> that was my version. my mom told me i could be anything i wanted to be. that was black "superman." i wanted to be shaq. didn't work out. >> we'll put it on facebook this morning. >> let's check in with mike. you are our superhero on the road. >> thank you. underneath this shirt here, is an undershirt. >> sexy. >> plain white one but still. we're looking over here to the south bay where we look at a nice flow of traffic except for 101 this section. look at that. north of 680 jammed up. crash north of this camera shot. north 101 at 13th. old oakland road on the approach past mckee in your middle two lanes. no injuries reported but this crash just happened a short time ago and look at that jam now starting before you get to tully heading up past the scene of the accident. north of 880 you are okay for 101 and rest of the south bay is clear but 280 might be where

folks try to bail out of the backup. we're also checking the area as we look at our maps over here toward hayward. we have even a little slowing south 880 into the area and also 238 both directions. it's a light, easy drive because it's friday. that includes the slow build for west 580 coming out of livermore and out of the altamont pass where we see speeds in the 40s, 50s actually coming through the area. that's very light. live look outside, see how things are shaping up at the toll plaza. easy drive. cash lanes showing a backup here. we'll see metering lights in 20 minutes. look at the east shore freeway. judge by volume there. there's a lot of spacing behind those cars. we may not see metering lights on until maybe 7:00 if they turn on. again, that's just wishful thinking. we'll just take it with what we got for now. coming up, deadly office explosion. the latest on a blast that reduced part of a skyscraper to

shrapnel just ahead. the u.s. economy jobless rate ticked a bit higher. we'll look at the exact numbers coming up in business news. let's take a look back at the ferry building. that's our christina loren with the "today" show's al roker mixing it up with the live crowd. he joined christina for an interview earlier. we'll be back in minutes. first, a 49ers flashback. >> second and seven. throws across the middle. complete. heading to the corner. walker. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two boxtops for their school.

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welcome back. right now it's 6:14. time for a quick check of the day's top stories. amber alert in oakland. california highway patrol says a 1-year-old was kidnapped overnight. the suspect is kim tolefree

driving a 1973 gray chevy flat bed truck license plate number 7n79574. . >>. former new york city mayor ed koch died overnight at the age of 88. koch had been battling heart problems after leaving city hall back in 1990. he was known for being that larger than life character and he gained national reputation for his feisty style. new this morning, rising unemployment rate. >> scott mcgrew has more bad news about the economy. i thought we were on the right track. >> i think we all did. wednesday we got word the economy was shrinking as a whole. that was a surprise.

then this morning a rise in the unemployment rate, now as you well know because i say it all the time you should take a tenth of a percent move in unemployment move with a grain of salt. the numbers themselves. economy adds 157,000 jobs. the unemployment rate rises to 7.9%. we'll be watching the super bowl for the game this year and not for commercials. ad agencies working hard to make ads go viral. the guys who know viral video best is diet coke and mentos guys. did you know one of them is a lawyer? that caused awkward moments in court. do we have a clip from this week's "press: here"? we do not. we'll have the lawyer turned mentos and diet coke. he would stand in front of a jury and guys would say aren't you that guy?

>> everyone needs a fun side, right? all right. we'll look forward to that. "press: here" sunday morning right after "meet the press." this morning it's nothing short of a fan test. good vibrations and love outside of san francisco's ferry building. >> we're ready to win it. meteorologist christina loren is live in san francisco this morning along with al roker, "today" show bringing it live to san francisco. >> you know what? we are having a good time. it's really kind of difficult for me because i'm trying to accommodate al roker. he's always 30 to 40 feet away from me. you know what? there's a huge crowd out here. we have readjusted that crowd in order to get a better view for you. we have big-time celebrities out here this morning. hoping to get interviews throughout the day. i want to talk about your weather. we reached the weekend. temperatures are going to be fantastic. chilly this morning. temps in the 30s and 40s.

grab your coat. something to peel off by lunchtime. at noon we're already going to see plenty of 60s especially through the south bay rounding out the day in the 70s. south bay cities today in particular will be the warmest. santa cruz forecasting 71 degrees. that winter warmth will continue for one more day. high pressure is the reason why. our air quality could be better. good to moderate range. we're not sparing the air. you'll notice a layer of haze. filtered sunshine for today. plenty of 70s down south. temperatures in the mid 60s in places like san francisco. seven-day outlook tells the story. we won't enjoy the beautiful weather for that much longer. we do have changes around the corner expecting showers on wednesday. al roker, you saw him. he just got up for that trolley. we'll find out where he's headed and what is to come because there's more fun to be had out here. it's one of those moments where they want us to be very, very quiet. for now, back to you guys. >> you can keep it quiet. maybe the idea is you come up

with a game plan and map it out for al. help him. get on that trolley with him. show him the city a little bit. putting it out there. >> yeah. you know i like that idea. i'll show him how it's done. never going to happen. >> what are you talking about? >> man candy and the woman candy out there side by side. >> always. there's a huge crowd out there as well. impressed they are able to keep them quiet. they are showing that 49er spirit. >> big fun with al roker and christina loren in the same location. we'll continue going out there. 6:18 right now. let's check in with mike. >> happy to map out anything they want. i'll tell them we want them to come to south bay cynthstay awam this section of 101. it starts before you get to 680. things grind to a halt. a lot of folks bailing out on northbound 280 so we see slowing down here. they'll take 87 out of downtown. expect heavier volume to shift there as this jam up toward the crash just approaching 880

around old oakland road in middle lanes. two lanes are blocked by two cars there and that's causing the big slowdown for that portion of 101. the rest of your freeway is looking good. 87 into downtown showing a good shift of volume. that will send more cars here. a ripple effect as that crash clears from the roadway. we'll look up the peninsula. smooth drive on 101. a road crew eastbound on the dumbo is not a concern. live look here north past pil w willow. at the limit for 101 and 280. we'll jump up into the city where christina and al are around the ferry building. we'll watch for their activities and antics and look for reports on twitter and scanners probably later on this afternoon. easier drive getting in over across the bay. i want to show you the map. there is fog reported from napa. it's starting to move over as far as road weather index goes

but christina will let us know if there's a quarter mile or below because that could affect visibility. bay bridge we'll see how things are shaping up. cash lanes showing a backup. we may see metering lights turned on because of volume there. it's miss or miss. relatively light volume on the maze and approach as well. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:20. coming up, broken hearts. why tokens of love being ripped down in los gatos just ahead. right now a live look outside. that is sfo. we are back in a matter of minutes. first, another taste of a 49er flashback. >> way down field. what a catch. lucky charms?!

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welcome back, everybody. a live look over oakland. that is 880 right now. traffic starting to fill up heading to work on this friday. christina loren telling us a nice day outside. mike is talking about your traffic. it is 6:23. oakland some interesting news out of there right now. >> developing news breaking out of there. an amber alert is in effect in oakland this morning. across the bay area actually as it could have spread after a 1-year-old girl was taken. the girl's name isaza tolefree. the suspect is kim tolefree. the suspect is considered armed

and dangerous. suspect driving a 1973 gray chevy flat bed truck license plate number on your screen. 7n79574. could be on any bay area roadway right now. keep your eyes out. do recall that he is armed and dangerous. 6:24 right now. tokens of love will be taken down today in los gatos. for months couples have been hanging these personalized padlocks on the main street bridge as a symbol of their love for each other. the town is worried that those locks could actually weigh that gate down falling on cars traveling below the bring on highway 17. the deadline to remove the locks is this afternoon. los gatos art museum will display the locks in time for valentine's day. a new beginning for the gold dust lounge. after eight-month hiatus, the legendary bar celebrating a

grand reopening at its new spot on fisherman's wharf. celebration kicking off this afternoon with procession from the lounge's old location in union square to that brand new space at the wharf. that will be followed up by an invitation only party going tonight. i'm sure that will be a back. the gold dust lounge was evicted from union square just last year to make room for retailers. right now breaking news to tell you about. an incident on a greyhound bus. reports of a driver in an altercation with a passenger and a minor. we're working to learn more about this incident. >> let's check the drive with mike inouye right now. >> i misread that look. fastrak lanes show the jam because metering lights were turned on. lighter volume of traffic. this will build slower. the metering lights are on. we're looking for 880.

you showed that through oakland. i'll show you on the maps, there's slowing now through oakland and also the southbound side coming off 238 and heading down toward the san mateo bridge. traditional build through hayward and union city building into fremont over the next 20 minutes. we see a smoother drive no much of the south bay but north 101 continues to be a problem approaching northbound 101 at old oakland road. 880 interchange for all practical purposes because of a crash. that's in the middle lanes. look at that jam. more traffic on 280 north into 87 around the incident. that's an alternate for you. that's really the only major slowing for the south bay. 87 shows a jam coming up. 85, 17, 280 near the interchange are moving smoothly. we'll send it back to you. >> thanks, mike. time is 6:27. a little girl kidnapped overnight in oakland. we'll tell you about the amber

alert and statewide manhunt. sibling rivalry straight ahead. we'll bring you the harbaugh brothers joint press conference just ahead. >> old pictures are just classics seeing the harbaugh boys growing up. a live shot from new orleans. fans got a 49er jersey guy there. people taking pictures in new orleans. we'll check back down there and get a live report coming your way. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious.

call this one a big-time family affair. the harbaugh brothers coming together today before facing off on sunday. we'll bring you their first joint press conference that will be live just ahead. a live look at oakland where an amber alert is in effect. the latest on the statewide m manhunt just ahead. today is friday, february 1st. this is "today in the bay."

it is 6:30 on the nose. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. first we have updates to several breaking stories to tell you about this morning. an amber alert is in effect in oakland this morning after a 1-year-old girl was taken. the girl's name is isaza tolefree last seen wearing a pink shirt with blue bears on it. the suspect is kim tolefree. the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. possibly driving a 1973 gray chevy flat bed truck. license plate number 7n79574. we have a reporter gathering information and we'll have a live update in 15 minutes. in turkey, at least two people reported dead. several others are injured after an explosion right in front of the u. embassy there in the capital city of ankara. nbc news reporting the explosion was a result of a suicide

bombing. and closer to home, larger than life politician and former mayor of new york ed koch has died of heart issues at the age of 88. this happened overnight. a funeral is all set to be held monday in manhattan. this morning the new york mayor's office actually tweeted we lost an irrepressable icon. >> we're keeping an eye on a breaking news story. an incident on a greyhound bus. reports of a driver in an altercation with a passenger and a minor. we're working to learn more about this. we'll update you on all of these breaking stories throughout the morning. right now let's get back to those 49ers and that quest for six. history in the making here. harbaugh brothers all set getting ready to hold a joint press conference. you can see that auditorium filling up right now down in new orleans. jim harbaugh, our guy, of course, the head coach of the

49ers, his older brother who jim knows very well, john. head coach of the ravens. we'll have all of that coming up. they'll be sitting together. the first time in history two head coaches have been brothers. first time that opposing head coaches have met face to face for a joint press conference on the friday before the ball game. this should be interesting. going to be fun. we'll have it for you as soon as it starts. >> a live eye on that this morning. the 49er faithful fans are out in force at the ferry building in san francisco. >> they are psyched to see christina loren with another weather personality by the name of al roker from the "today" show. sounds like a party. looks like you're having a great time, christina. >> i'm having a fantastic time, jon and laura. my goodness. i could not be any happier right now. look at these 49ers fans. they are in that boat with me this morning at the ferry building. we're having a good time this morning. in fact, sunrise is just

spectacular over the bay bridge. we got a good looking day shaping up. temps are in the 30s and 40s. cold start to the day. grab your coat. you won't need it all day. you can throw that coat in the corner come about noontime. it's going to be nice today. temperatures in the 70s in the south bay and mid 60s, mid to upper 60s for san francisco, oakland, even down to santa cruz. nice and warm. forecasting 71 degrees. so back out here live. i'm going to get to your seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. we'll get spoiled all weekend long. who has it better than us? >> nobody! >> and on that note, i'm going to send it back. i say nobody has it better than me because i get to work with you two every single day. >> sweet. >> and a perk for us. it's fun to have you out there this morning. christina loren having a blast out there. al roker is a big fan of christina. sneaking up on her.

he likes to get her shine as well. >> cool "today" show out there live this morning. i like the enthusiasm of that crowd. let's keep it going into the weekend. let's check the morning commute now with mike. >> a cheer for mike. >> who wants to be stuck in this? nobody! northbound 101 jammed up. crash in san jose. we'll talk about this. no injuries reported. on the map you'll see this is northbound 101 just before you get to the 880 interchange. it is really jammed up. if we take maps, cool. april su i'm not sure if there's a problem with my machine. jamming up north passing up toward tully road and old oakland road around 880 interchange. some folks are bailing out getting on north 280 taking you through downtown and past the scene. light easy drive through the area. you should be okay. look at this. coming up on highway 87 northbound from capital into

downtown we see slowing. build for traffic. that will be an issue in the next half hour let's say. this could complicate things as it starts to ripple around. the problem is one of the cars in the crash at oakland road has brakes locked and can't move it. we need a flat bed. we'll looking at a live shot for oakland. smooth drive. look at the number of cars building here northbound with taillights southbound with headlights and south of 238 heading down toward san mateo bridge we have slowing traditional route there down into union city as well. north to the bay bridge toll plaza. a smooth drive. toll plaza does have fast track lanes with slowdown. power commuters with fastrak are having to wait. we can see that here. we all want to save money. you want to save time. i have special terms for everybody. jon and laura. yeah. i'm creative. back to you guys. >> okay. we're anxious to get to more

49ers coverage this morning. >> we know the harbaugh family already entertained us. it was jack and jackie together. the parents of john and jim harbaugh. the sons are going to sit down in a matter of moments. >> see the two empty chairs? soon they will hold the harbaugh brothers. they're going to be joining for the first time in super bowl history you have two brothers going head to head in competition. it will be interesting to hear. a press conference with the two coaches prior to the super bowl. they don't normally do this. >> i like how they have lombardi trophy in between them. a teaser. you arm wrestle who will take this one home, big boy. >> that's fun. >> this should be great. >> our helmet is closer. >> we may need to give jim a call. we only have 23 minutes left in the show. can you get out there so we can get you? we'll hang tight on this and bring it to you as soon as they step to the microphone and get good vibrations. big and little brother. still ahead, we'll be right back with more as we mentioned on the harbaughs and continue to

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some are calling it the harbroe bowl. it's a family affair down in new orleans. history in the making. big brother, jim and john, talking it out about the game. let's listen in. >> you guys both made risky decisions mid season on the offensive side of the ball. as kids growing up, who was the

riskier, gutsiest guy growing up and can you tell a story about that? >> definitely you. >> well, you know, as far as my memories of this season right now and what got us here and how hard it was to get here, you know, i understand that. and tremendously excited to be here. and looking very much forward to the game. the competition. but as i look back on the season, the greatest is how our players played back to the first game in green bay, randy moss catches a big touchdown. alex smith has a great game. david akers kicks a 63-yard field goal. we were down here just a couple months ago playing in new orleans and ahmad brooks interception that turns it and  winter for a touchdown and

collins the way he was prepared and ready to step in in the monday night game against chicago and has done such a terrific job. happy for his success. the way our players have played, you know, to me that's why we're here. not because of any coaching decisions or any way that we were when we were kids. really credit to those men and looking forward to the game. >> i concur. >> good morning, coach. this is for both of you. given the old adage about coaches are hired to be fired, if that were to ever sadly happen to either one of you, could you work together? would you hire your brother? >> i would -- yeah, definitely. i would work for him. sure. >> i concur.

no. no question about it. we've had that conversation in the past, you know. it just never worked out timing wise. i would love to work for jim. it would be the greatest. >> you are listening in down in new orleans making it happen for the media. i like john's approach. he lets jim do the talking. we'll be back with them later on. fun stuff. >> i concur. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents are awesome.

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welcome back, everyone. 6:45. we're covering breaking news this morning from the south bay. you are looking at a live picture. that's a greyhound bus that was pulled over this morning. this is at burnle and 101 in san

jose. some sort of altercation on that bus with the driver and possibly passengers including a minor on board that bus. few details are going right now. we have located the bus as you see in live pictures. santa clara is covering this in conjunction with chp. we are closely following trying to get new information and details. breaking news going on this morning. also there is some in oakland. amber alert is in effect for a 1-year-old girl after she is kidnapped overnight from oakland. terry mcsweeney joins us live with details. terry? >> reporter: this took place at 12:30 this morning. here we are six hours later and still no word from chp that the man or the truck he's driving have been spotted. it's interesting when you hear the description of the truck. take a look at a description of the suspect in this case. he's 56-year-old kim tolefree. described as a black man, 6'4", 270 pounds.

black hair, brown eyes. last seen wearing a plaid and green and beige coach along with acid wash jeans and brown shoes. considered armed and dangerous. look at the vehicle he was driving. it would stand out. if you are driving down the road and see a 1973 primer gray chevy flat bed truck. license number is 7n79574. keep in mind it starts out 7n7. '73 primer gray chevy flat bed truck. the person he kidnapped is 1-year-old isaza tolefree. there's a relationship there. chp not sure what it is. they're not sure. she was last seen wearing a pink shirt with blue bears on it. she was carrying an orange and yellow tigger blanket. if you see that truck, if you see someone matching that description, chp asks that you call 911. they are really asking for the public to help bring this one to a successful conclusion.

live in oakland, terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >> that suspect in the amber alert is being said to be dangerous and armed. let's check in with mike inouye to find out what's happening with the drive. >> good morning. we will look to the south bay where you have the jam right now from capital expressway all of the way up to old oakland road. you see the building for 87 kicking in. the better news out of this whole situation is the crash, which caused a backup for 101 moving to the shoulder. we couldn't move the cars for half an hour because they had keys locked inside. moving to the shoulder. we see a quick improvement. we also see slowing building heading up toward the airport now passing 880 and 87 junction. that could complication things further for many drivers. a live look outside and see another issue. this is as you come through san jose. the build. volume is kicking in now as we said. that will continue slowing coming up through the south san jose area in toward capital

expressway where the backup forms. in sunol, fog right here around the gulf course. moisture and beautiful view we often see after it rains. moisture there has fog sitting down but it's not causing a problem for visibility here. we did have fog in the north bay as well. as we mentioned, i'm talking about changing conditions around the bay. we'll get a look out to maps and we'll see the conditions are building for the east shore freeway west 80 through berkeley. speeds down into the 50s. metering lights are on at the bay bridge. slow drive up the incline and let's get a look at the backup at the toll plaza. it's now filling in all of these lanes. halfway for both cash lanes and f fastrak lanes. gradual build on friday. it is building nonetheless. plan accordingly. back to you. >> 6:49 right now. u.s. economy adding up only enough to keep up with the population. >> scott mcgrew another rather blah jobs report this morning. >> the u.s. economy added 157,000 jobs in the last month.

the unemployment rate ticks up as we watch nasdaq and wearing red for heart health this morning. the dow industrials up about 81 points. we're just going to call the jobs report blah. our gadget for you this gadget friday let's you do something called life casting. record just about everything that happens to you. this camera is called the me cam. i wore it around the newsroom. it stores up to four hours of video. cost you a hundred bucks. it shoots video in the dark as well. you think that wearing a button that records your every move is something very unusual, blogs this morning actually talking about -- i'm not making this up. a small airborne robot camera that will eventually follow you around. it will be available -- >> it's called a drone. >> a personal drone. i will have that for you on gadget friday the darn second it's out. that would be amazing. right on my bald spot. >> i can't wait to control it, my friend. >> sounds like overkill camera to me.

all right, scott. thanks a lot. back to those 49ers and their quest for six. brotherly love today. brothers divided on sunday. jim and john harbaugh together for one day only as we take a live look from new orleans before the super bowl. this morning our cameras are rolling as brothers give their first joint press conference before that big game. comcast sports net bay area's mediterrane ahmed fareed joins us from new orleans as well. a family affair making history. >> reporter: absolutely. parents were talking yesterday. as you say there brothers doing it live here this morning. main story line so far of this joint press conference between the brothers, john just a little better in that suit. jim is not talking as much as john. john is outgoing and engaging. jim an economy of words. let's go back live to the convention center and dip back into that press conference between jim and john harbaugh. first time in nfl history the

coaches of the super bowl having a joint press conference. >> have you, jim? >> i have not. >> good morning, guys. sam farmer of "the los angeles times." earlier this week jack addressed the topic of jim's son working for you, john. i wonder if you could talk about or address just how special it is, both of you, to have that situation and he's worked for both of you at various times. wanted to get your thoughts on that. >> well, i'm really, really thankful and proud at the same time that jay is doing what he loves to do. that's a real blessing. and he's doing it with the baltimore ravens with a tremendous organization, great coaches around to mentor him and to teach him and especially john

being there and hiring him and i hear he's doing a phenomenal job, which again i'm really, really proud of. and then this week, you know, it's been tough. i haven't been talking to him or calling him or anything. sent him a few texts letting him know how i feel about him. i don't want to get him where people are thinking i'm talking to him. i'm really proud of what he's doing. i heard he's done a great job. that means the world. >> i am appreciative that jim allowed jay to come out. i have known jay his whole life. he did a great job at oregon state. trained by mike riley as a student coach all those years. he's far better than even anticipated. i knew he would be great at what he does. the way we look at it, you talk about philosophical difference or whatever. that will tip the scale. maybe that will be our edge. it will be jay. he's really good. he's a hard working guy.

he's excited about the game and competing in all of those things like he should be. >> for both coaches, your team has been here for a week now. have you got a sense from them that they really have a feel for resurgence and renaissance of the city they're playing in and the real importance of what their game is to the people here and do they get an energy out of what this city has done for them? >> i think our guys really understand the whole dynamic here just like everybody does. everybody in america understands katrina and new orleans and the reissance as you put it. and all of those things. we drive the buses to different places and we get a chance to look at some of the neighborhoods and things like that. you can tell guys are looking at it. it is important. great respect for the people of new orleans and the more than that really is people that we deal with in hotel and things

like that. the people who are working with us. security. people who work at our hotel are just great people. great people. smiles on their face. excited to be doing it. we're building relationships with those people because we're with them all week. to me that's where you get a chance to touch the people of new orleans. >> i would say the same thing. >> reporter: what a week for the harbaugh family. roots back home there. a big week for brothers and parents and everyone associated with them. they are probably a little happy that their media obligations are nearing an end. players are done talking at this point it's just playing in that super bowl later tonight. we will have live coverage from new orleans chronicle live, sportsnet central and the super bowl is coming. seems like we've been here for a month now. it's coming just a couple days away. >> it's been great to have you all week. we thank you for that coverage and the big game this weekend, we look forward to it. thanks. >> great stuff. appreciate it. a big ball game ahead. we can let them focus on what's

happening on the field. right now no secret or joke that it expensive for companies to buy ad time during the super bowl costing as much as $4 million to buy a 30-second ad. this guy getting all kinds of free ad time during the super bowl. none other than colin kaepernick's tattoo artist. two minutes of focus time during the broadcast. that translates to $16 million worth of free advertising for the tattoo artist. the man behind his sleeve is a reno based artist who owns a shop called endless ink. he'll become a cult hero himself after this. it's 6:56. kaepernicking is not just for the football field anymore. did you see this? it's now on the ice. during last night's sharks game a goal is scored and then watch this. he celebrated by kaepernicking.

>> why not? >> kissing that bicep for the crowd. it's catching on. the fever on the ice too. by the way, sharks won last night's game 3-2. sharkies are undefeated with 7-0 record. >> great stuff. undefeated. let's hope the 49ers pull it off as well. nothing short of a fan fest outside of san francisco's ferry building. guess who is taking it away? >> our own meteorologist christina loren right along with them. she's our cheerleader this morning. how are you doing? >> pretty good. good morning to you, jon and laura. not too bad waking up here. quite a view this morning. of course we have a view on both sides. look at that. your 49ers faithful out here in droves this morning to support the team. they are out here as well to be a part of the "today" show. that broadcast starts immediately after "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m. you will not want to miss it.

al roker and this crowd out here. such a blast this morning. you can see every is amped up for the big game. so with that said, i'm going to step away from the crowd for a minute and we are going to take a look at your forecast because we have a beautiful day ahead and a beautiful weekend as well. it will be nice. temperatures this morning are in the 30s and 40s. we have a big ridge of high pressure blocking the storm systems keeping them out of the bay area. as we head through the the afternoon, that ridge of high pressure is going to boost your high temperatures up into the mid to upper 60s even in san francisco. we're talking about plenty of 70s down through the south bay. so a real, real treat in the middle of winter. this is the first day of february. we're talking about the 70s. things are going to change next week. you want to take advantage of this beautiful weather while it lasts. now bring you back out live to

ferry building in san francisco where we have been this morning. i'm joined by fernando. the master baker for sour dough bread, a staple in san francisco. there's a connection to the 49ers. what's that connection? >> we started baking in 1849 during the gold rush era. we have the same dough. that inspires the san francisco 49ers to get their name. >> thank you so much. one more time i'm back out here live. he's back out here live as well. al roker, ladies and gentlemen. you can catch the "today" show 7:00 a.m. after this broadcast. who's got it better than us? >> nobody! >> no, no, nobody. >> back to you, jon and laura. >> thank you, christina and crowds for coming out. after the super bowl wraps up on sunday, switch to nbc bay area. a special postgame show and leading up to super bowl sunday, check out our complete 49ers coverage on nbcbayarea.com. we're even getting into the spirit here on "today in the

bay." that's my son, jack. we were having 49ers doughnuts. >> how did he like those doughnuts? a special move to grab a bunch of those in the newsroom saying they're going to the kids. >> jon kelley is showing san francisco fever. >> you can see what i'm doing there. >> all right. we want to go back and dip into the press conference with the harbaugh brothers this morning. you were acting tough. we like it. these guys playing it mellow out there this morning. they'll take their teams head to head on super bowl sunday. it will be exciting to watch. >> that is right. harbowl getting set to kick off. go 49ers. have a great weekend. breaking news. the first officers forced to take control and make an emergency landing.

>> death of a political legend. ed koch, the dynamic and outspoken former mayor of new york city dead at the age of 88. a look back at his remarkable career. >> and the super star and super bowl. beyonce uses her singing voice to silence her critics. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> vowing to sing live on sunday as america gets set for football's biggest game. >> and we're getting set with al in san francisco and natalie live in baltimore "today," friday, february 1st, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from